Committees

Defence Committee

Commons Select Committee

The Defence Committee is appointed by the House of Commons to examine the expenditure, administration, and policy of the Ministry of Defence and its associated public bodies. You can follow the Committee on X (formerly Twitter) using @CommonsDefence.

The Committee also has a Sub-Committee to inquire into topics of its choosing.

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Reports, special reports and government responses

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4th Report – The Armed Forces Covenant
Inquiry The Armed Forces Covenant
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2nd Report - Developing AI capacity and expertise in UK defence
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HC 590
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3rd Special Report – Government response to Developing AI capacity and expertise in UK Defence
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HC 812
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3rd Special Report – Government response to Developing AI capacity and expertise in UK Defence
Inquiry Developing AI capacity and expertise in UK Defence
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Correspondence

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Letter dated 6th May from the Chair to Secretary of State regarding racial discrimination in the Armed Forces
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Correspondence
Letter dated 3rd April from the Secretary of State to Chair regarding increased openness and transparency
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Correspondence
Letter dated 17th March from the Minister for the Armed Forces to Chair providing a quarterly update on the UK Military Flying Training System with annex
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Oral evidence transcripts

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13 May 2025
Inquiry The UK contribution to European Security
Witnesses Pembroke College, University of Oxford, and Secretary of State’s Office of Net Assessment and Challenge (SONAC)
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29 April 2025
Inquiry The UK contribution to European Security
Witnesses The Human Security Centre, and Council on Geostrategy
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Oral Evidence
6 May 2025
Work One-off Session on Defence Space (Non-inquiry session)
Witnesses German Institute for International and Security Affairs, and Council on Geostrategy
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Written evidence

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HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (WAFFU0101)
Inquiry Women in the Armed Forces: Follow-Up (2023)
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Ministry of Defence (WAFFU0100)
Inquiry Women in the Armed Forces: Follow-Up (2023)
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JP PRIEST (AFC0011)
Inquiry The Armed Forces Covenant
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Other publications

Government Responses
The Government has undertaken to respond to most committee reports within two months, although there are exceptions to this rule.
3 published
Formal Minutes
Formal minutes produced for committee meetings.
31 published
Attendance statistics
Statistics for the attendance at committee meetings.
13 published
Estimate memoranda
Explanatory memoranda that accompany Government Estimates.
35 published
Older evidence
Written evidence and oral evidence transcripts transferred from our archive website.
6 published
Pre-2010 publications
Committee documents published online before May 2010.

Contact us

  • Email: defcom@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 3113 (general enquiries) | 020 7219 2996 (media enquiries)
  • Address: Defence Committee, House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA